Where does “hectare” come from?
Hectare comes from French hectare, combining hecto- from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν meaning "hundred" with are from Latin area meaning "open space."
hectare (English): A unit of surface area equal to 100 ares , used...
Definitions
- A unit of surface area equal to 100 ares , used...
Ancestry of “hectare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | hectare | hectare; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἑκατόν | hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | hekətón | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
Words derived from “hectare”